Kobakhidze: Georgia proved in The Hague and Strasbourg that it did not commit war crimes

Georgia proved in the Hague and Strasbourg courts that its military did not commit war crimes, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said this while commenting on the country's achievements in international courts in connection with the 2008 war, according to Report's Georgian bureau.

"The Hague and Strasbourg were very important. At the Hague Court, we proved that the Georgian army and Georgian soldiers did not commit war crimes. At the Strasbourg Court, it was established that Georgian soldiers did not violate human rights," he said.

The Prime Minister stressed that these results are of fundamental importance from the perspective of Georgia's national interests.

August 8 marks the 18th anniversary of the start of the 2008 Russo-Georgian war.